A Minnesota state senator will resign from office from her seat after she was found guilty Friday of burglarizing her stepmother's home, her attorney said in a statement.

Sen. Nicole Mitchell, a Woodbury Democrat who was found guilty of first-degree burglary and possession of burglary tools Friday, will resign from the Minnesota Senate by Aug. 4, her attorney said in a statement Monday The first-term senator will resign no later than Aug.

Minnesota state Sen. Nicole Mitchell plans to leave office next month after her conviction last week on two felony burglary charges, her defense attorneys announced Monday. Mitchell, a first-term